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Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 41510

Stitches the tongue forward to the lower lip in a newborn whose lower jaw is very small, holding the tongue out of the throat so it cannot fall back and block breathing. It is a temporary measure while the jaw grows or until a more definitive treatment is arranged. Feeding and breathing are watched closely afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitching the Tongue Forward to the Lip in a Baby cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $851 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$457 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$537 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,365Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$692

CA $1,318VT $427

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.